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Jun. 9, 2008 | 21:06 PDT | Jun. 10 04:06 UTC
Phoenix raw images
This is just a quick note from vacation to say: Woo hoo! Mark Lemmon at Texas A&M, lead scientist for the Phoenix camera system, has launched his own pages distributing the Phoenix raw images, with familiar formatting. I'm happy to have been of... More»
Jun. 9, 2008 | 14:02 PDT | 21:02 UTC
Phoenix and the Quest for the Improbable
While Emily is on vacation, Jim Bell is filing occasional reports from the road. Jim is an associate professor in the Cornell University Astronomy Department and the lead scientist for the Pancam color imaging system on the Spirit and Opportunity... More»
Jun. 7, 2008 | 15:21 PDT | 22:21 UTC
Phoenix sol 12 summary: A tough time with TEGA
Before I go in to this update, I should stop for a definition of what a "sol" is, as a friend just came up to me at a party and asked me (hi Adrian!) and I realized I had been forgetting to define it. A "sol" is a Martian day. Why not just call it... More»
Jun. 6, 2008 | 14:24 PDT | 21:24 UTC
I'm going on vacation -- so I got two Jims to substitute!
I'll be on vacation from June 8 to 16, and I will be leaving my computer behind, a prospect that I find a little scary but which I know will be necessary for me actually to enjoy my time off and spend time with family instead of checking up on... More»
Jun. 6, 2008 | 14:08 PDT | 21:08 UTC
Carnival of Space #57
I missed this yesterday -- this week's Carnival of Space is posted over at Out of the Cradle.
There's also a new letter from our fearless leader, Lou Friedman, on how the landing of Phoenix implies good things for the human exploration of Mars, and... More»
Jun. 6, 2008 | 13:56 PDT | 20:56 UTC
Phoenix sol 11: A dig at Baby Bear; poised to dump first TEGA sample
Phoenix made the all-important first grab for a sample of soil yesterday, sol 11, at a site named "Baby Bear." This dig wasn't really any different from the first dig it made at Dodo -- the trench seems to be about the same size -- but this time,... More»
Jun. 5, 2008 | 16:52 PDT | 23:52 UTC
Report on Phoenix Sol 10: a "runout" day, leaving time to gawk at sol 9 microscopic images
So the science team had a full sol's worth of plans prepared for Phoenix's 10th full Martian day of operations, but unfortunately the commands didn't get delivered to Phoenix in time to run on sol 10 because Odyssey went into safe mode. So Phoenix... More»
Jun. 4, 2008 | 15:50 PDT | 22:50 UTC
What's up in the solar system
Because of Phoenix I've been unable to get to my weekly roundup of solar system activities. Here's an abbreviated version, just to check in on the activities of the last two or three weeks.
Cassini is very, very close to the end of its primary... More»
Jun. 4, 2008 | 15:27 PDT | 22:27 UTC
Report on Phoenix Sol 9 activities: Ready to get samples; but Odyssey is in safe mode
BREAKING NEWS: Mars Odyssey has gone into safe mode, which does happen from time to time so is not, in itself, alarming; however, because of the ongoing problems with Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter's radio, Phoenix has been reliant only on Odyssey for... More»
Jun. 3, 2008 | 17:02 PDT | Jun. 4 00:02 UTC
Ustream chat Wed Jan 4 at 19:00 UT following Phoenix briefing on NASA TV MEDIA CHANNEL
Is there a recorded version of this one? Sadly, no: I forgot to hit the "record" button before I started broadcasting, so this one is lost and gone forever. I apologize to anyone who wanted to watch this one after it happened. I'll try better to... More»
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